外研版英语必修5课件：Module 4 Reading

Module 4 Reading

Carnival

Watch & Answer

What is your deep impression of Carnivals after watching the video?

The Magic of the Mask

Learning aims
1.Learn something about Carnivals and the magic of the mask 2.Master the main idea of the passage.

3.Master the important words, phrases and sentence pattern: extend, pretend, go unpunished, dress up, revive, wander，
Think of Carnival, and you think of….

Match the meanings with each paragraph
Paragraph 1: Paragraph 2: A. The origin and meaning of Carnival. B. The revival of the tradition of celebrating Carnival.

Scanning :

Paragraph 3:
Paragraph 4: Paragraph 5:

C. The general impression of Carnival
D. Carnival in Venice and the problems it caused. E. The law about wearing masks F. The new Carnival today in Venice and its feature(特征）

Paragraph 6:

Detailed-reading

Paragraph1-Paragraph2
1.What’s people’s impression of Carnival? (Use a sentence ) 2.Where did “Carnival” begin and what does it mean? 3.Translate the sentence:

People saw Carnival as a last chance to have fun at the end of the winter season.

努力学习，迟早你会成功。

1.What’s people’s impression of Carnival? (Use a sentence )

Thinkhard, of carnival, and you think of or crowds, Study and you’ll succeed sooner later costumes,
Hurry up, or we’ll be late. 2.Where did “Carnival” begin and what does it mean? 快点，否则我们就迟到了。

and confusion.

It began in Europe and it means no more meat.
3.Translate the sentence:

People saw Carnival as a last chance to have fun at the end of the winter season. 人们把狂欢节视为冬天结束前的最后一次享乐的机 会。

Paragraph 3
1. How long did Carnival last when it began in Venice? And
how did it change later?

2. Translate the sentence:
For weeks on end people walked around the streets [wearing masks ][doing what they wanted] [without being recognized]. 3.If you pretend to do something, you_____

A. try to do it

B. behave as if you were doing it

4. When a crime went unpunished, the criminal_____

A. has been caught B. hasn’t been caught

1.How long did Carnival last when it began in Venice? And how did it change later? make sth longer It lasted for just one day, but as time passed, it was extended, so that it began just after Christmas. 2. Translate the sentence:

For weeks on end people walked around the streets [wearing masks] [doing what they wanted ][without being recognized].
接连几个星期，人们戴着面具走街串巷，为所欲 为而不被认出来。

3.If you pretend to do something, you_____ B

A. try to do it B. behave as if you were doing it
4.When a crime went unpunished, the criminal_____ B

A. has been caught B. hasn’t been caught

Paragraph4- Paragraph5 1.Why did the government limit the wearing of B masks_____ A. to make people know each other. B. to prevent crimes from happening C. to put them into prison 2. Their use was limited by laws, the first of _____ ____ ____ which dates____ back to the fourteenth century.

B 3. If something is banned, you are_____

A.allowed

B. not allowed

A 4. If you revive something, you____ A.bring it back to life B. kill it

B 5. If you dress up, you put on___

A. lots of clothes

B. special clothes.

Paragraph 6
1.We can learn from the last paragraph that_____ A.It is easy to guess what a person is according to his mask B. Nowadays carnival in Venice lasts for four days.

C. Carnival in Venice is popular in Europe.
2. Is the spirit of Venice Carnival the same as the great American Carnivals? If not, what’s the difference? 3. Translate the last sentence but one(倒数第二个句子 ).

1.We can learn from the last paragraph that_____ C A.It is easy to guess what a person is according to his mask

B. Nowadays carnival in Venice lasts for four days.
C. Carnival in Venice is popular in Europe. 2. Is the spirit of Venice Carnival the same as the great American Carnivals? If not, what’s the difference? No.

If the key to Rio is music and movement, then in Venice it is the mystery of the mask.

3. Translate the last sentence but two:
As you wander through the streets, you see thousands of masks—elegant or frightening, sad or amusing, traditional or modern—but you have no idea what the not going in a faces behind them look like. particular direction 走在街上，你能看到成千上万的面具 ---高雅的或 可怕的，忧伤的或有趣的，传统的或时尚的—但 你并不知道面具后面的那张面孔长得怎样。

The Magic of the Mask
Carnival: crowds, costumes， “Carnival” meaning “no more meat” Para. 2 and confusion Para. 1 The most famous carnival was in Venice Para.3 at the end of the eighteenth century, carnival just a memory Para. 4 in the late 1970s the tradition revived by students Para.5 carnival in Venice celebrated for five days in

February Para. 6

Summary for masks
1.Masks first appeared during ____________________ the carnival in Venice 2.Masks disappeared because of ____________________ the laws 3.Masks appeared again thanks to ____________________ the students 4.The magic of Mask becomes the _____ spirit of Venice Carnival today.

Summary
Think of Carnival, and you think of crowds, costumes, and _____ ____ meaning“no more confusion. Carnival comes from two Latin words ________ saw it ____ meat”, and it began in Europe _______. People _____ as a last chance to
have fun at the end of the winter season. The most famous one was in As time passed, Venice. At the beginning it lasted for just one day. ___ extended For weeks____ on end however, the period was_________. ____, people to___ be rich and celebrated it. At Carnival ordinary people could pretend _____ ____ important, while _____ famous people could have romantic adventures ___ in ______. Many crimes ________ __________. So the use of masks was secret went unpunished limited which dates back to the 14th century. _______ by laws, the first of _______ up as allowed wear masks at night and dress Men were not _________to _____ _____ women. If they broke ______ the laws, they were put ___ ____ into _______ prison for up to 2 years. At the end of the 18th century, masks were _______ bannedcompletely. revived by students. Today But in the late 1970s the tradition was_________ Carnival in Venice is very popular.

Pairwork

Challenge yourself

假如你是一位威尼斯的导游，请你向你的游客介 绍有关狂欢节的信息，可以用上以下提示。 ? Carnival comes from… ? It began in… ? The most famous carnival… ? At the beginning… ? As time passed… ? The government realized that… ? But in 1970s the tradition… ? Today…

Homework
1.完成大小聚焦上Reading部分相应练习。 2.预习大聚焦及周报上的语法部分。